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NimbostratusDoes Enterprise Manager predict failure of a BIG-IP system?
I was reading up on the operations of the Enterprise Manager and am curious as to whether it can be empowered to raise an alert based upon a predictive algorithm that computes MTBF may happen much sooner than expected.
Anyone have any experience with this?
TIA
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What_Lies_Bene1Cirrostratus
I'd be interested if you'd encountered such a function elsewhere?
j_harlow_117880I witnessed such a function at an F5 customer site about 8 months ago. I did not believe the Enterprise Manager, using iRules, could perform such a thing... But maybe I'm simply too cynical. Thought I'd come here and ask the experts if that happen in the Enterprise manager or some other piece of F5 wizardry :)
- What_Lies_Bene1Interesting. I'd love to hear more myself; I did think your question was a wind up of some kind. Also worth noting that iRules are not available with EM.
- j_harlow_117880
nope - no wind up, it's a sincere question. I was speaking to the Silicon Valley sales team yesterday but the phone line to too broken-up to understand. I was slated to meet with them in the San Jose office today but I got tied up on pressing matters. I am wondering about using the EM with the Viprion equipment (2400) and whether I can configure the EM to algorithmically predict deviation from the SR-332 predicted MTBF of each 2400.
JPV_131616Cirrus
EM can collect stats and alert on certain conditions. check the alert settings/options.
NTP needs to be in sync between all devices and EM device where you want to collect, otherwise it doesn't work...
from "failure" perspective, depends on what you mean. it can alert on certain conditions...
like fail overs happening, software installs failing, but nothing on cpu/mem, etc... ;(
cheers
- j_harlow_117880
...I appreciate the answer JPV. That is helpful. Muchas gracias...
- JPV_131616
de nada amigo!
